A stabbing defendant accepted a plea offer to voluntary manslaughter in front of DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein on Oct. 22.
Ted Brown, 54, was originally charged with second-degree murder for his alleged involvement in the fatal stabbing of 58-year-old Tommy Hudson on May 26 on the 500 block of Harvard Street, NW.
According to court documents, Brown stabbed Hudson — who Brown identified as his boyfriend — several times in the shoulder outside of Brown’s place of residence after Hudson allegedly hit him in the head. Hudson allegedly had filed domestic violence reports against Brown before, including an incident in 2014 where Brown allegedly stabbed Hudson after an argument.
Todd Baldwin, Brown’s attorney, indicated during the hearing that Brown would be accepting a plea offer to voluntary manslaughter in exchange for the prosecution not pursuing an indictment. Brown waived his right to a trial and independent DNA testing.
Parties will reconvene on Jan. 10 for sentencing.
